The Irish Minstrels – The First Love In Life

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Label:	Cheswick Records – IM 1001
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Celtic

Tracklist

A1		The Drunken Sailor
A2		Kevin Barry
A3		I'll Tell Me Ma'
A4		A Daisy A Day
A5		The First Love In Life
A6		Rock On, Rockall
A7		As I Roved Out
B1		The Leprechaun
B2		Limerick City Lead Vocals – Mike Duignan (2)
B3		Mick McGuire Lead Vocals – Martin "Marty" Smith
B4		The Wind That Shakes The Corn Lead Vocals – Terry Horan
B5		Roddy McCorley Lead Vocals – Mike Duignan (2)
B6		Little Bridget Flynn
B7		The Winds Are Singing Freedom Songwriter – Tommy Makem

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Recorded At – Sound Studios, Chicago

Credits

Bass – J. D. Smith (7)
Engineer – Stu Black
Fiddle, Whistle – Martin McElhone (Barney)
Guitar – Pat O'Brien (10)
Vocals – Martin "Marty" Smith, Mike Duignan (2), Terry Horan

Notes

Several minor discrepancies between the titles as listed on the back cover and on the record label:
A1 listed as "The Drunken Sailor" on the back cover and "Drunken Sailor" on the label.
A3 listed as "I'll Tell Me Ma'" on the back cover and "I'll Tell Me Ma" on the label.
A4 listed as "A Daisy A Day" on the back cover and "Daisy A Day" on the label.
A5 listed as "The First Love In Life" on the back cover and "First Love In Life" on the label.
A6 listed as "Rock On, Rockall" on the back cover and "Rock On Rockall" on the label.
B1 listed as "The Leprechaun" on the back cover and "Leprachaun" [sic] on the label.
B4 listed as "The Wind That Shakes The Corn" on the back cover and "The Wind That Shook The Corn" on the label.
B6 listed as "Little Bridget Flynn" on the back cover and "Little Brigitt Flynn" on the label.

No release date listed on the album but was probably circa 1978-1979. Local Chicago band my parents followed and they had this album by 1980 at the absolute latest. Listed as their third album on the rear cover.